Failed to find provider info error

Question

I am trying to have a contentprovider , but I am having trouble because I am getting an error of "Failed to find provider info for com.example.alex.hopefulyworks"

Here is the manifest and the contentprovider

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.alex.hopefulythisworks" >

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <provider android:name=".ColorContentProvider"
            android:authorities="com.example.alex.hopefulythisworks.ColorContentProvider"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="true" >
        </provider>

    </application>

</manifest>





    package com.example.alex.hopefulythisworks;
     ....
    public class ColorContentProvider extends ContentProvider {

    private ColorHelper database;

    private static final String AUTHORITY
            = "com.example.alex.hopefulythisworks";

    private static final String BASE_PATH
            = "tasks";

    public static final Uri CONTENT_URI
            = Uri.parse("content://" + AUTHORITY + "/" + BASE_PATH);
    public static final String CONTENT_URI_PREFIX
            = "content://" + AUTHORITY + "/" + BASE_PATH + "/";

    private static final UriMatcher sURIMatcher =
            new UriMatcher(UriMatcher.NO_MATCH);

    private static final int COLOR = 1;
    private static final int COLOR_ROW = 2;

    static {
        sURIMatcher.addURI(AUTHORITY, BASE_PATH, COLOR);
        sURIMatcher.addURI(AUTHORITY, BASE_PATH + "/#", COLOR_ROW);
    }



    @Override
    public boolean onCreate() {
        database = new ColorHelper(getContext());
       Log.d("contentprovider" , "inside content provider oncreate ");
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public Uri insert(Uri uri, ContentValues values) {
        int uriType = sURIMatcher.match(uri);

        SQLiteDatabase sqlDB = database.getWritableDatabase();

        long id = 0;
        switch (uriType) {
            case COLOR:
                id = sqlDB.insert(ColorTable.TABLE_TASK,
                        null, values);
                break;
            default:
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown URI: "
                        + uri);
        }
        getContext().getContentResolver().notifyChange(uri, null);
        return Uri.parse( CONTENT_URI_PREFIX + id);
    }

    @Override
    public String getType(Uri uri) {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public Cursor query(Uri uri, String[] projection, String selection,
                        String[] selectionArgs, String sortOrder) {

        // check if the caller has requested a column which does not exists
        ColorTable.validateProjection( projection );

        // Using SQLiteQueryBuilder instead of query() method
        SQLiteQueryBuilder queryBuilder = new SQLiteQueryBuilder();

        queryBuilder.setTables( ColorTable.TABLE_TASK );

        switch ( sURIMatcher.match(uri) ) {
            case COLOR:
                break;
            case COLOR_ROW:
                // add the task ID to the original query
                queryBuilder.appendWhere( ColorTable.COLUMN_ID + "=" + uri.getLastPathSegment() );
                break;
            default:
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid URI: " + uri);
        }

        System.out.println("before null check");
        if(database == null){
            System.out.println("database is null");
            database = new ColorHelper(getContext());
        }
        System.out.println("after null check");

        SQLiteDatabase db = database.getWritableDatabase();
        Cursor cursor = queryBuilder.query( db, projection, selection,
                selectionArgs, null, null, sortOrder);

        // notify listeners
        cursor.setNotificationUri(getContext().getContentResolver(), uri);

        return cursor;
    }


    @Override
    public int delete(Uri uri, String selection, String[] selectionArgs) {
        SQLiteDatabase sqlDB = database.getWritableDatabase();
        int rowsDeleted = 0;
        switch ( sURIMatcher.match(uri) ) {
            case COLOR:
                rowsDeleted = sqlDB.delete(ColorTable.TABLE_TASK, selection, selectionArgs);
                break;
            case COLOR_ROW:
                String id = uri.getLastPathSegment();
                if (TextUtils.isEmpty(selection)) {
                    rowsDeleted = sqlDB.delete( ColorTable.TABLE_TASK,
                            ColorTable.COLUMN_ID + "=" + id,
                            null);
                } else {
                    rowsDeleted = sqlDB.delete( ColorTable.TABLE_TASK,
                            ColorTable.COLUMN_ID + "=" + id
                                    + " and " + selection,
                            selectionArgs);
                }
                break;
            default:
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid URI: " + uri);
        }

        getContext().getContentResolver().notifyChange(uri, null);
        return rowsDeleted;
    }

    @Override
    public int update(Uri uri, ContentValues values, String selection , String[] selectionArgs) {


        SQLiteDatabase sqlDB = database.getWritableDatabase();
        int rowsUpdated = 0;
        switch ( sURIMatcher.match(uri) ) {
            case COLOR:
                rowsUpdated = sqlDB.update( ColorTable.TABLE_TASK,
                        values,
                        selection,
                        selectionArgs);
                break;
            case COLOR_ROW:
                String id = uri.getLastPathSegment();
                if (TextUtils.isEmpty(selection)) {
                    rowsUpdated = sqlDB.update( ColorTable.TABLE_TASK,
                            values,
                            ColorTable .COLUMN_ID + "=" + id,
                            null );
                } else {
                    rowsUpdated = sqlDB.update( ColorTable.TABLE_TASK,
                            values,
                            ColorTable.COLUMN_ID + "=" + id
                                    + " and " + selection,
                            selectionArgs);
                }
                break;
            default:
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid URI: " + uri);
        }

        getContext().getContentResolver().notifyChange(uri, null);
        return rowsUpdated;
    }





}

Torrie

Answer 1

authorities need to have only the package name, and name is the complete package and class name.

    <provider android:name="com.example.alex.hopefulythisworks.ColorContentProvider"
        android:authorities="com.example.alex.hopefulythisworks"
        android:enabled="true"
        android:exported="true" >
    </provider>

Remember that this needs to match the same that you're using to build the Uri:

 private static final String AUTHORITY = "com.example.alex.hopefulythisworks";

Android docs

Peephole

Answer 2

android:authorities="com.example.alex.hopefulythisworks.ColorContentProvider"

should be the same as

private static final String AUTHORITY
        = "com.example.alex.hopefulythisworks";

so another solution is replace AUTHORITY to

private static final String AUTHORITY
        = "com.example.alex.hopefulythisworks.ColorContentProvider";

Hope it helps.

Jobie

Answer 3

Just make sure you're using fully qualified name as authority in your searchable as well in provider declared in manifest file like below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:hint="@string/action_search"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:searchSuggestAuthority="your_pakcage_name.SearchSuggestionProvider"
    android:searchSuggestSelection=" ?" />


<provider
    android:authorities="your_pakcage_name.SearchSuggestionProvider"
    android:name="your_pakcage_name.SearchSuggestionProvider"
    android:exported="true"
    android:enabled="true"
    android:multiprocess="true"/>

If you've sensitive information in your providers make sure exported is not true

Screeching

Answer 4

<provider      
      android:name="com.example.absolutelysaurabh.todoapp.ColorContentProvider"
      android:authorities="com.example.absolutelysaurabh.todoapp"
      android:enabled="true"
      android:exported="false" >
</provider>

IMPORTANT : Make sure in the "Contract" class u've also used the same AUTHORITY as used here i.e. "com.example.absolutelysaurabh.todoapp"

Stoneman

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Answer 5

This might be old, the given answer works fine with APIs before API 30...

But for API 30 and API 31 checkout this: Failed to find Content Provider in API 30

Harwood

Answer 6

(SOLVED)

I got this issue with my AddStickerPackActivity.java in function createIntentToAddStickerPack where I commented intent.putExtra(StickerPackDetailsActivity.EXTRA_STICKER_PACK_AUTHORITY, BuildConfig.CONTENT_PROVIDER_AUTHORITY); after watching some tutorials Please check if you also find the same issue Uncomment this line and make sure you are not importing any BuildConfig library, is it not required to import any BuildConfig

Preciosity